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Fully-funded Ph.D. studentship on publication history of “The Geographical Journal”

This looks an interesting opportunity on the history of a key journal – details here.

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The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema — Slavoj Žižek (Full Film)

Originally posted on Biblioklept:
A lot of Žižek in one go, but this is the full film – the prequel to the more recent Pervert’s Guide to Ideology. Biblioklept View original post

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Todd May (ed.) Emerging Trends in Continental Philosophy

This looks a potentially interesting collection, though there do seem to be quite a few individual figures treated here. Emerging Trends in Continental Philosophy presents a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the most recent developments in European thought. From feminist thought to … Continue reading →

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Michael Hardt: On Deleuze’s Theory of Control

Originally posted on The Dark Forest: Literature, Philosophy, and Digital Arts:
Michael Hardt in an essay on Deleuze’s Postscript for Societies of Control published in Discourse Journal for Theoretical Studies in Media and Culture aligns his notion of Empire contra Foucault’s…

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Latour: War & Peace in Time of Ecological Conflicts

Originally posted on ANTHEM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8rvoo2Gw7o LSE lecture: Although it is still useful to insist on the distinction between science and politics, the scale and importance of ecological mutations make it more and more difficult to use it effectively. The problem…

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(Bad) Evacuation: moving, naming, killing

Pete Adey discusses his new project on Evacuation at the Royal Holloway Geopolitics and Security blog.

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Braverman, Irus 2013 “Zooland: The Institution of Captivity” reviewed by Franklin Ginn

Zooland reviewed at the Society and Space open site.

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Benjamin Reiss on Sleep’s Hidden Histories

Interesting review essay of three books on sleep by Benjamin Reiss at the LA review of Books. The books reviewed are Alan Derickson’s Dangerously Sleepy; Matthew Wolf-Meyer’s The Slumbering Masses;  and Jonathan Crary’s 24/7…

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Measurement, Circulation & Possibility (some notes for a forthcoming talk)

David Beer shares some notes for a forthcoming talks – which draws on Foucault, Amoore, Brennner/Peck/Theodore, Ajana and Elden, among others. Sounds interesting, and hopefully a written version will follow.

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What does a surveillance state look like?

Originally posted on Understanding Empire: Technology, Power, Politics:
Traver Paglen has released these birds-eye photos of the NSA (National Security Agency, the “signals” intelligence organization, $10.8 billion dollar budget), the NRO (National Reconnaissance Office – in control of U.S. satellites,…

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